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Dear PH Prosche,
I tried to post in new members but ended up here.
I have had years of pleasure reading posts here.
Before I give my car and bike history and Porsche fascination I need help with the following.
I would like to buy a 996 Carrera 4. Should I only buy a Hartech or other rebuilt car?
Otherwise i'm happy with any spec.
Many thanks,
Mark Buchan Ligertwood
I tried to post in new members but ended up here.
I have had years of pleasure reading posts here.
Before I give my car and bike history and Porsche fascination I need help with the following.
I would like to buy a 996 Carrera 4. Should I only buy a Hartech or other rebuilt car?
Otherwise i'm happy with any spec.
Many thanks,
Mark Buchan Ligertwood
MarkBuchanLigertwood said:
Dear PH Prosche,
I tried to post in new members but ended up here.
I have had years of pleasure reading posts here.
Before I give my car and bike history and Porsche fascination I need help with the following.
I would like to buy a 996 Carrera 4. Should I only buy a Hartech or other rebuilt car?
Otherwise i'm happy with any spec.
Many thanks,
Mark Buchan Ligertwood
Hi Mark,I tried to post in new members but ended up here.
I have had years of pleasure reading posts here.
Before I give my car and bike history and Porsche fascination I need help with the following.
I would like to buy a 996 Carrera 4. Should I only buy a Hartech or other rebuilt car?
Otherwise i'm happy with any spec.
Many thanks,
Mark Buchan Ligertwood
I bought a 996 c2 recently (November 2018), car had less than 60k miles. I had to rebuild the engine around March 2019. Wasn't the IMS (big chain loosened and did a bunch of damage).
A relatively recent comprehensive rebuild by a reputable outfit is definitely valuable. In my case i was looking for a manual C2 mk2 with aerokit and just couldn't find one with recent rebuild. If you are relatxed about spec generally you might be more lucky.
From my research i would look at rebuilds from Hartech, Autofarm, RPM Technik (who did mine) and i'm sure there are other good ones. Things you want are later IMS from the 997 and a full rebuild rather than top end refresh.
When i bought i was planning a rebuid down the line, and just had to do it (a lot) earlier than planned. Otherwise the car is great to drive. So if you can find a good car for a reasonable price and you have the budget to take the risk, you could wait a few years and have a bigger displacement rebuild, or fix it if it goes pop! If you definitely can't afford engine failure post-acquisition, find a rebuilt one.
There are a lot of 996s out there that have had very little love so i would focus on service history and condition. Take your time and it's likely to be a great experience. Rush and you could be faced with big bills.
Just my 2 cents and i'm sure other will have views.
James
DJMC said:
Does it have a rebuilt engine though?
james.a.c.911 said:
Hi Mark,
I bought a 996 c2 recently (November 2018), car had less than 60k miles. I had to rebuild the engine around March 2019. Wasn't the IMS (big chain loosened and did a bunch of damage).
A relatively recent comprehensive rebuild by a reputable outfit is definitely valuable. In my case i was looking for a manual C2 mk2 with aerokit and just couldn't find one with recent rebuild. If you are relatxed about spec generally you might be more lucky.
From my research i would look at rebuilds from Hartech, Autofarm, RPM Technik (who did mine) and i'm sure there are other good ones. Things you want are later IMS from the 997 and a full rebuild rather than top end refresh.
When i bought i was planning a rebuid down the line, and just had to do it (a lot) earlier than planned. Otherwise the car is great to drive. So if you can find a good car for a reasonable price and you have the budget to take the risk, you could wait a few years and have a bigger displacement rebuild, or fix it if it goes pop! If you definitely can't afford engine failure post-acquisition, find a rebuilt one.
There are a lot of 996s out there that have had very little love so i would focus on service history and condition. Take your time and it's likely to be a great experience. Rush and you could be faced with big bills.
Just my 2 cents and i'm sure other will have views.
James
Hi James,I bought a 996 c2 recently (November 2018), car had less than 60k miles. I had to rebuild the engine around March 2019. Wasn't the IMS (big chain loosened and did a bunch of damage).
A relatively recent comprehensive rebuild by a reputable outfit is definitely valuable. In my case i was looking for a manual C2 mk2 with aerokit and just couldn't find one with recent rebuild. If you are relatxed about spec generally you might be more lucky.
From my research i would look at rebuilds from Hartech, Autofarm, RPM Technik (who did mine) and i'm sure there are other good ones. Things you want are later IMS from the 997 and a full rebuild rather than top end refresh.
When i bought i was planning a rebuid down the line, and just had to do it (a lot) earlier than planned. Otherwise the car is great to drive. So if you can find a good car for a reasonable price and you have the budget to take the risk, you could wait a few years and have a bigger displacement rebuild, or fix it if it goes pop! If you definitely can't afford engine failure post-acquisition, find a rebuilt one.
There are a lot of 996s out there that have had very little love so i would focus on service history and condition. Take your time and it's likely to be a great experience. Rush and you could be faced with big bills.
Just my 2 cents and i'm sure other will have views.
James
Thanks for your kind post.
Best,
Mark
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